Although there are several options on the offer to build bigger muscles and stronger bones, this is the first-ever research that suggest way to a bigger brain, and ‘meditation’ is the answer.
A group of researchers at the UCLA (University of California Los Angeles) used high-resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to scan the brains of people [...]
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A recent study by the researchers at George Washington University has revealed that practicing Transcendental Meditation for a minimum of 10 minutes a day has the ability to considerably reduce ADHD (Attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder) symptoms in children.
ADHD is a common behavioral disorder affecting 8 to 10 percent of school-age children. Kids with ADHD, usually act without thinking, [...]
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A healthy mind in a healthy body is essential to lead an active life. The brain is the organ that communicates to the rest of the body to perform all major activities. Brain is also in control of healing power, as the vagus nerve, which runs from brain to abdomen, helps the brain in communicating [...]
There is still no fool-proof cure that has been discovered to combat the deadly HIV (Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus), which has claimed several thousands of human lives year after year. But, scientists have now discovered that mindfulness meditation can actually retard the progression of AIDS in the body.
Mindfulness meditation is a type of meditation which involves [...]
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The Scientists at the California University, Los Angeles (UCLA) reveal that mindfulness meditation helps slow down progression of HIV.
Meditation does this by relieving stress and bolstering the immune system in HIV positive patients. HIV eats away the CD4 T cells and weakens the immune system, and stress speeds up this process. On performing mindfulness meditation, [...]
To recoup after a surgery, the body needs time for the damaged tissues to return to normalcy. The amount of time taken for recovery depends on the age and pre-existing medical conditions and the type of surgery undergone. However, the speed at which one recovers has a lot to do with one or more of [...]
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Researchers say that [tag]meditation[/tag] engages the brain. The specific areas in the brain that are responsible for memory, attention and decision making usually begin eroding during early 20s. Researchers at Harvard reveal that this process can be arrested by making space for chanting the “Om” mantra every week.
This time the advice is not from yoga [...]
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“Meditation is a journey into depths of the mind to tap the huge reservoir of unused potential”, says scientists. Scientists and doctors have agreed that certain meditation techniques have therapeutic effect and helps in the healing process.
During meditation, metabolic activity of the body is reduced as the volume of oxygen intake into the lungs is [...]